1、2016 年荆州市初中升学考试 英 语 试 题 注意事项：1. 本试卷有十大题，共 8 页。全卷满分 120 分，考试时间 100 分钟。2. 所有题目必须在答题卡上答题，在试卷上答题无效。选择题在答题卡上选择题答题框内用 2B铅笔将各题号下相应选项代号的矩形框“”涂黑；非选择题在答题卡上答题栏内各相应题号后的空白处用黑色签字笔或黑色墨水钢笔答题。 祝考试顺利 听力部分(25 分) 、对话理解。（共 15 分，每小题 1 分） 听对话，根据你听到的内容从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项，每段对话听两遍。听第 1 段对话，回答第 1 小题。( )1. Where are they going
2、to have lunch?A. At home. B. In the park. C. In the office. 听第 2 段对话，回答第 2 小题。( )2. How much will the woman pay?A. $12. B. $20. C. $30.听第 3 段对话，回答第 3、4 两个小题。( )3. Which country is the man from?A. Canada. B. England. C. The USA. ( )4. Where was he born?A. New York. B. London. C. Los Angeles. 听第 4 段对话
3、，回答第 5 至 7 三个小题。( )5. What are they doing?A. Having a music class. B. Visiting a famous singer. C. Talking on the phone.( )6. What will they do on Saturday evening?A. Watch a football game. B. Go to the concert. C. Go to buy tickets.( )7. When will they meet at the gate of the gym?A. 6:15. B. 6:45.
4、C. 7:00. 听第 5 段对话，回答第 8 至 11 四个小题。( )8. How long is a driving lesson?A. Fifteen minutes. B. Fifty minutes. C. An hour.( )9. Whats the teachers car like?A. New. B. Fast. C. Big. ( )10. Why didnt Peter pass the driving test?A. Because he bought an old car for the test.B. Because he didnt see the traff
5、ic lights.C. Because he drove the car too fast. ( )11. Who will give Peter his next lessons?A. His friend. B. His teacher. C. His father. 听第 6 段对话，回 答 第 12 至 15 四 个 小 题 。( )12. What does the doctor think of American food?A. Its better now. B. It has changed greatly. C. Its less salty.( )13. What kin
6、d of food does the woman like?A. Vegetables and fruits. B. Fat and salty food. C. Traditional Asian food.( )14. Why is Asian food considered healthy food?A. It uses less oil in cooking. B. It has lots of fruits. C. It has vegetables and fish.( )15. What can you learn from the conversation?A. Few Ame
7、ricans like to eat lots of desserts.B. Asian food is the healthiest in the world.C. The woman plans to eat more healthily.、短文理解。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）听短文, 根据你听到的内容从每小题的三个选项中选出一个正确选项。短文听两遍。( )16.Why didnt Jeremy buy the computer game at first?A. He didnt have enough money.B. The computer games were sold ou
8、t.C. He wanted to buy something else.( )17.Which of the following chores did Jeremy do?A. Washed the dishes. B. Brushed the cat. C. Made the bed.( )18.How many dollars did Jeremy have when he returned to the store?A. $30. B. $46. C. $50.( )19.What did Jeremy want to buy at last?A. A book. B. A bike.
9、 C. A computer.( )20.What would happen to Jeremy in the following days?A. He wouldnt do any chores. B. He would borrow some money.C. He would save more money.知识运用（20 分）、单项选择。（共 10 分，每小题 1 分）从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Mike, who helped make the paper plane?Nobody! I made it all by myself.A. yo
10、ur B. yours C. you D. yourself22. Can you tell me some about the Brazil Olympic Games?OK. Let me help you search the Internet.A. service B. information C. discussion D. success23. I eat vegetables.But they are good for your health! We should eat them every day.A. often B. usually C. always D. seldom
11、 24. I can hardly believe my eyes. Is that you, Joy?Yes. It has been almost ten years we were together.A. since B. before C. until D. after 25. My English is so weak. Can you help me, Gina?Practice more and the most important is to a good habit of reading.A. make B. complete C. develop D. show 26. I
12、m sorry, Mrs. Green. Ive made a lot of mistakes in the exam.Never mind. , the exam is a little difficult.A. Above all B. After all C. In all D. At last 27. How was your interview for the work?Oh, I couldnt feel any . I hardly understood most of the questions they asked.A. happier B. better C. worse
13、D. harder 28. Why are you feeling sleepy all the time?Because I late watching the film Kung Fu Panda last night. A. stayed up B. cheered up C. gave up D. took up 29. Do you know this afternoon?Im not sure, but Ill tell you as soon as she comes.A. how will Betty arrive B. what time Betty will arrive
14、C. where Betty will arrive D. whether will Betty arrive30. Bill, can I get you anything to drink?Thanks. A. You are welcome. B. It doesnt matter.C. No problem. D. I wouldnt mind a coffee. 、完形填空。（共 10 分， 每小题 1 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mr. Hamel now picked up a French grammar bo
15、ok and started to teach. It all seemed so 31 during that last lesson. I understood all the participles（分词）which Mr. Hamel explained. “ 32 didnt French seem so interesting before?” I asked myself.But I knew the answer. It was my last French lesson, and I regretted not studying hard before. I 33 to li
16、sten very carefully. Mr. Hamel was trying to teach us everything he knew. He had never taught a lesson so well before.The grammar lesson finished, and then we started 34 . I had never seen so many hardworking students before. Everyone had their 35 down, and the sound of pens on paper was the only so
17、und to be heard.Students were usually distracted(分心) by even the smallest thing. However, when some beetles（甲壳虫）flew into the classroom, not one student looked at them today. It was very 36 .I looked at Mr. Hamel. He was sitting still in his chair. The only things he 37 were his eyes. He looked care
18、fully at one thing in the classroom for a while 38 looking at the next thing. For forty years, the only classroom was like his 39 , and now it was being taken from him.Mr. Hamel looked at all of the walls, windows, desks, and chairs 40 we were working hard. I was sure he wanted to remember everythin
19、g like it was now. （ ）31. A. difficult B. easy C. common D. great( ) 32. A. Why B. Who C. Where D. When( ) 33. A. went B. began C. expected D. continued( ) 34. A. listening B. speaking C. reading D. writing( ) 35. A. heads B. hands C. pens D. books( ) 36. A. impossible B. excellent C. unusual D. val
20、uable( ) 37. A. moved B. closed C. opened D. noticed( ) 38. A. without B. before C. about D. after( ) 39. A. courage B. dream C. home D. country( ) 40. A. because B. unless C. whatever D. while 阅读理解（44 分）、阅读选择。（共 24 分， 每小题 2 分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的 A、 B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A How does a young dog or cat ge
21、t to know a new home? The animal uses its nose. Right away it smells its new places. Then it makes wider and wider circles, smelling all the time. Before long it can find its way home very well, even in the dark. It simply follows something it knows well.Stories happen about animals who found their
22、way across land they had never smelled before. Take the case of Smoky, a small white cat. Smoky had some funny red hair around its right ear. One day Smoky and his owner began a long journey. They were moving from Oklahoma to Tennessee. When they were just eighteen miles from their Oklahoma home, Sm
23、oky jumped out of the car. Then he found his way back to the old house. There he wandered around outside for many days. Finally he disappeared.A year later Smoky meowed at the door of a house in Tennessee. A man opened the door. “Is that you, Smoky?” he said in surprise. At first he couldnt believe
24、it. Then he saw the red hair around its right ear. It was Smoky! 41. What is the first thing a pet does in a new place?A. It travels a long way.B. It smells the new place.C. It finds its way in the darkD. It follows something it knows.42. Put these events in the right order that they happened.Smoky
25、got to Tennessee.Smoky jumped out of the car. Smoky went to his old house.A. B. C. D.43. What does the underlined word “wandered“ mean in the passage?A. 游荡 B.思考 C. 搜寻 D. 围绕44. What is the best title of the passage?A. A Kind Owner B. A Humorours Cat C. A Surprising Journey D. An Excellent Memory B Wh
26、o is smarter, human being or artificial intelligence(AI, 人工智能)？The question swept the world a few months ago. In March 2016, AlphaGo, an AI program developed by Google, had the Go(围棋) match with Lee Sedol, a South Korean Go player. He is the world top player of this old Chinese game.In October 2015,
27、 AlphaGo became the first computer program to beat a professional(职业的) human Go player. And this time, it beat Lee Sedol 4-1.In fact, before the match, most people believed that Lee would certainly be the winner, because they didnt think that AI was good enough to beat the human mind. However, the r
28、esult was disappointing. As a machine, AlphaGo would never get tired, while Lee Sedol was only a human and humans must have some weaknesses. AlphaGos wins over a human champion(冠军) show that computers can do more difficult tasks. Some people may worry whether computers are now smart enough to beat u
29、s at everything. But scientists say that is not the case. Real life problems can be more difficult than the Go game. Thomas Johnson, a scientist of AI said, “Its not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use knowledge in everyday situation
30、. ” We believe we can use the technology of AI to improve the world. 45. The match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol is mentioned at the beginning of the article mainly to_.A. get the reader to think about AI B. draw the readers attention to AlphaGo C. show how AI is usually testedD. tell the reader AI
31、has over the human brain46. What was the result of the match?A. Google program beat AlphaGo. B. Lee Sedol won AlphaGo 4-1.CLee Sedol was beaten. DNeither side won the match.47.Why did most people believe Lee would be the winner? Because .A. computers had weaknesses and also got tiredB. AlphaGo only
32、beat a human Go player onceC. the Go game was invented by Chinese peopleD. computers were not so smart as a human48. What does Thomas Johnson probably agree with？A. AI does better than humans in every situation.B. Its hard for AI to beat the human at everything. C. The development of AI could be har
33、mful one day.D. AI should be used to help us make difficult decisions.CJoe was an old man. The 75-year-old lived very happily in a village and had a beautiful family. Joe had four grandchildren, and they visited him during their holidays.During one vacation, Joe was preparing his home for the kids:
34、cleaning and buying their favorite foods. After he finished working, he realized he lost his favorite watch. The watch was a gift from his wife when their first child was born. Joe loved the watch very much, especially after his wifes death. He was very upset about losing it.Once his grandchildren c
35、ame, they promised him they would find the watch.One granddaughter asked: “Grandpa, do you remember when you saw the watch last before it went missing?”“I guess when I was cleaning the barn(谷仓)！” Joe replied.The children looked for more than two hours with Joe, but they could not find it. The kids w
36、ere now also sad, but they tried to comfort(安慰) their grandfather.One grandson went back to the barn to search again. Joe asked why he was going there a second time. But the little boy just asked the others not to follow him and to remain silent.He was there for about fifteen minutes and then rushed
37、 to his grandfather. He found the watch and happily gave it to Joe.Joe was surprised and asked how he was able to find it. The little boy replied: “I sat there without making a noise, and the barn was so silent. After a few minutes, I heard the tick, tick sound and found the watch.”Joe hugged and th
38、anked the little boy. 49. From Paragraph 2, we learn that Joe .A. knew his grandchildren very wellB. liked doing housework very muchC. got tired of his grandchildrens visitsD. looked forward to his grandchildrens visits50. Why did Joe feel upset when he found the watch was lost?A. Because it was ver
39、y expensive.B. Because it was full of memories with his wife.C. Because it was a gift from his first child.D. Because it had been with him since he was born.51. How did one of the grandchildren find the watch?A. He cleaned the barn carefully again. B. He searched the barn carefully for two hours. C.
40、 He made no noise and followed the ticking sound. D. He asked other children for help. 52. What does the story mainly tell us ?A. Helping those in need can make you feel good.B. We must learn to be silent and wait in order to help others. C. Believe in yourself and you can surely succeed in the end.
41、D. Silence sometimes is more powerful than using your voice. 、阅读还原。（共 10 分，每小题 2 分）阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。Have you seen the cartoons of two penguins(企鹅) on the Internet? They sit on either side of a small boat. They are friends, but each does something selfish（自私的） which causes their
42、 friend “ship” to sink(沉没).53 It shows how much people value friendship and sometimes worry they may lose their friends. 54 A friend is someone to talk to about your deepest feelings. And with a good friend you will never be alone.55 The key to protecting your friend “ship” from sinking comes down t
43、o three simple things: sharing, caring and communicating. Good friends like to share everything with each other. They share their snacks, they share their knowledge about schoolwork, sometimes they even share their clothes! 56 They do whatever they can to make their friends happy. But the most impor
44、tant part of friendship is communicating.57 It also means that you keep in touch with your friends even though they may be in different schools or live far away. Without communication it is sure to send your friend “ship” to sink into the sea. A. And good friends also care about each other.B. The ca
45、rtoons have become very popular.C. However, keeping friendship isnt always easy. D. Communicating means talking to your friends and being honest with them.E. A friend is someone you can share your happy and sad moments with.、阅读填词。 （共 10 分， 每小题 1 分）阅读短文，并选择方框中的词或短语用适当形式填空，每个词或短语最多选用一次，有一项是多余的。they, t
46、rue, all over, though, as，instead of，eye, use, change，age ，both Thanks to the development of technology in the past few years, people now can read news on the Internet quickly. 58 holding a newspaper to read, some people prefer to get worldwide news on mobile phones, computers and so on. So, does it
47、 mean it is the 59 of information technology and newspapers will be replaced(取代)in the future?On the one hand, many people believe that newspapers will be replaced. Onlinenews 60 in a minute but newspapers cant. So, by taking advantage of technology, people can connect 61 with the world in minutes. Whats more, many people prefer to read electronic news 62 they think it is not only fast but also cost little. Besides, using paper means cutting trees. Reading online news can 63 protect trees and save paper.On the other hand, some people believe that newspapers will
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